Above

Data credits

Where Above’s data comes from, and the licences it is shared under.

Last updated October 5, 2026

Sources and licences

Above stands on other people’s work. Thank you to everyone below. Where a licence asks for it, the same credits appear in the app under Settings, Acknowledgements.

WhatSourceLicence
Aircraft positionsadsb.lolOpen Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Flight routesVRS standing data, Virtual Radar Server communityCC0
Aircraft photosplanespotters.net© each photographer, credited and linked in the app
Satellite orbits and catalogCelesTrakFree to use
Satellite propagationpython-sgp4, Brandon Rhodes, ported to SwiftMIT
Satellite brightnessMcCants’ qs.mag, SeeSat-L, Mallama (arXiv:2111.09735), via StellariumCredit
Sun, Moon and planetsAstronomy Engine, Don CrossMIT
StarsHYG database v4.1, from HipparcosCC BY-SA 4.0
Constellation figuresd3-celestial, Olaf Frohn, after the IAU chartsBSD 3-Clause
Deep-sky objectsOpenNGC, Mattia VergaCC BY-SA 4.0
Weather balloonsSondeHubCC BY-SA 2.0
Rocket launchesThe Space Devs, Launch Library 2Free with attribution; image licences vary
CometsIAU Minor Planet CenterCredit requested
Aurora forecastNOAA Space Weather Prediction CenterPublic domain
Meteor showersInternational Meteor Organization calendarCredit
Cloud coverApple WeatherApple’s attribution terms
Typeface on this siteArchivo, Omnibus-TypeSIL Open Font License 1.1

Notes

  • Aircraft data from adsb.lol is under the ODbL: it is credited here and in the app, and databases derived from it must be shared under the same licence.
  • Aircraft photos are the property of their photographers. The app shows each photographer’s credit and links to the photo’s page on planespotters.net.
  • Weather information is provided by Apple Weather.
  • Stars and deep-sky objects are shared under CC BY-SA licences; the catalogs Above ships are adapted from them and offered under the same terms.